Eat latkes and sing Hannukah songs with songleader Achi Ben Shalom at Café Europa, Jewish Family and Community Services’ monthly gathering for Holocaust survivors, their families and friends. This month, since the café meets during Hanukkah, special celebrations are planned.

Café Europa will meet at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at JFCS East Bay’s office at 1855 Olympic Blvd., suite 200, in Walnut Creek, and noon Thursday, Dec. 10, at JFCS’ Suse Moyal Center for Older Adult Services, 2484 Shattuck Ave., suite 210, in Berkeley. For more information, call (510) 704-7475. Cafe Europa events are open to the public.

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